"Lost My Way" is a hip hop song performed by English singer-songwriter

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. The track was released in the

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on 2 July 2012 as the second promotional single from the ''

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'' soundtrack, a film which Plan B also directed. A remix of the track features vocals from American rapper

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Release

The song was first played by

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on 23 May 2012. The same night, a lyric video for the track premiered on

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. On 20 June 2012, the track was available for download for free via

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with the pre-order of the deluxe edition of the ''III Manors'' album. On the same day, a remix of the track featuring American rapper

premiered on

Reception

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gave the track four out of five stars, stating "Wherever there is political controversy these days, you can bet Plan B isn't far behind. For those still in the dark about his latest project, the singer, rapper, actor and director has depicted a particularly shocking side to life on London's gangs and forgotten estates for his new film iLL Manors. Fittingly, he's written an album's worth of material to soundtrack the flick. 'Lost My Way' combines soul for those who enjoyed his previous Strickland Banks LP with the gritty rapping style that fans who better know him as Ben Drew will already be familiar with. "Lost my way, Fell down a hole, No-one gonna come and save my soul," he spits with a sharp tongue over pummelling drums and a twisted piano hook. The result, as you'd expect, is brutally dark yet utterly compelling."

Music video

The video for the track premiered on 13 July 2012, at a total length of four minutes and six seconds. The video shows footage of Drew's recent Forest Tour, intertwined with footage from ''

''. The video uses a slightly alternative version of the track, which combines elements of both the album version and the radio edit.

Track listing

* Promotional CD single # "Lost My Way" (Radio Edit) – 3:38 # "Lost My Way" (Album Version) – 4:17 # "Lost My Way" (

Remix) – 3:38 # "Lost My Way" ( Nu:Tone Remix) – 5:57 # "Lost My Way" (Instrumental) – 4:17

Personnel

– vocals, producer, mixing ;Production * Al Shux – producer, additional keyboards, guitar, bass * John Davis – mastering ;Additional musicians * Christiana Kayode – backing vocals * Obenewa Aboah – backing vocals * Tom Wright-Goss – guitar * Jean-Marie Brichard – bass * Kieron McIntosh – keyboards * Cassell the Beatmaker – drums

Chart performance

References

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